This game had doom written all over it for Willowbrooks boys basketball team.

Faced with a potential loss to District 88 rival Addison Trail, however, the Warriors overcame everything.

Rallying from a double-digit deficit, Willowbrook pulled out a 45-43 West Suburban Gold win over host Addison Trail on Saturday.

We came out in the second half and picked it up, said Warriors senior guard Yash Trent, who led his team with 16 points. We should have come out more energetic than what we did today, but we got it going when we needed to.

Playing the final three-plus quarters without leading scorer Josh Joiner after he twisted an ankle was just the beginning for Willowbrook (8-10, 1-5). Missing all 16 of its second-quarter shots led to 25 percent shooting for the game.

Throw in 17 turnovers and its even tougher to believe the way the Warriors closed the game. Trents 5-of-6 shooting from the line down the stretch began with a pair of free throws that put Willowbrook ahead 40-39 with 1:29 left. It marked the Warriors first lead since Tiger Greene, who scored 14 points, knocked down the first two baskets of the game.

Addison Trail (7-13, 1-5) regained a 41-40 advantage after Keith Colemans free throws, but Greene and Trent sealed the win from the line after taking advantage of back-to-back critical turnovers by the Blazers. Addison Trail scored at the buzzer to narrow the final gap to 2 points.

We expended a lot of energy against Proviso East (on Friday), so I was worried about us coming out flat, said Willowbrook coach Chris Perkins, whose team fell 80-51 to the Pirates. True enough we came out flat and our best player went down. We lit a fire under our guys and told them they had to take their game to another level.

Addison Trail junior guard James Pupillo powered the Blazers blistering first half. He scored 15 of his game-high 21 points as Addison Trail built a 26-11 second-quarter lead on Jordan Garcias 3-pointer.

LaShawnn Edwards scored to boost the Blazers advantage to 34-22 but the Warriors unleashed a devastating half-court trap. Willowbrook, which forced 12 second-half turnovers, closed the third quarter on a 9-0 run and trailed only 34-31 heading to the final quarter.

Edvinas Mickevicius capped Willowbrooks rally by tying the game at 38-38 on a three-point play with 2:50 left, a play that became more crucial because Pupillo fouled out.

The third quarter has kind of been our Achilles heel all season, said Blazers coach Brendan Lyons. We just couldnt get into rhythm.